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South African-ness Among Adolescents

The Emergence of a Collective Identity Within the Birth to Twenty Cohort Study

Bibliographic Data

ID8084138
AuthorsShane A Norri (0000-0001-7124-3788, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, corresponding author), Robert W Roeser (0000-0003-3326-5921, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA), L M Richter (0000-0002-3654-3192, Human Sciences Research Council), Nina Lewin (0000-0002-1589-2975, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa), Carren Ginsburg (0000-0002-8391-8268, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa), Stella A Fleetwood (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa), Elizabeth Taole (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa), Kees van der Wolf (Utrecht University of Professional Education, the Netherlands)
Year2008
Volume28
Issue1
Pages51-69
Publication date2008-01-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431607308674
PMID19461896
PMCIDPMC2684583
OpenAlexW2170447354
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited24

We assessed the emergence of a South African identity among Black, Colored (mixed ancestral origin), White (predominantly English speaking), and Indian adolescents participating in a birth cohort study called "Birth to Twenty" in Johannesburg, South Africa. We examined young people's certainty of their self-categorization as South African, the centrality of their personal, racial and linguistic, and South African identities in their self-definition, and their perceptions of South African life and society today. These results reflect a historical opportunity for full citizenship and national enfranchisement that the end of Apartheid heralded for Black and Colored individuals. Black and Colored youth tend to be more certain about their South African-ness, have a more collective identity, and have a more positive perception around South Africa. In contrast, White and Indian youth are less certain about their South African-ness, have a more individualistic identity, and have a less positive perception about South Africa today

Black african · Categorization · Citizenship · Colored · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Geography · Identity (music · Perception · Political science · Sociology · White (mutation · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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Citation span2008 - 2024 (17)
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Highly citedNo
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